LA County eyes 'ICE-free zones' on government property despite $1B in federal funding at risk

Los Angeles officials are considering creating "ICE-free zones," prohibiting national migration enforcement agents from utilizing spot owned oregon controlled by the region arsenic staging areas, processing locations oregon operations bases for civilian migration enforcement without a permit.

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is acceptable to see the proposal, submitted by L.A. County supervisor Lindsey Horvath, which would necessitate an ordinance beryllium drafted and brought earlier the committee wrong 30 days, according to a study from FOX 11 Los Angeles.

The ordinance would besides mandate carnal barriers and signage beryllium placed connected each region property, with the signs reading: "This spot is owned and controlled by the County of Los Angeles. It whitethorn not beryllium utilized for unauthorized civilian instrumentality enforcement, including civilian migration enforcement, arsenic a Staging Area, Processing Location, oregon Operations Base," according to the report.

The connection noted national litigation whitethorn arise, with much than $1 cardinal successful yearly national backing astatine stake.

People clasp signs arsenic they protestation successful Los Angeles connected Jan. 10, 2026, against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) aft the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good successful Minneapolis. (Etienne Laurent/AFP via Getty Images)

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While national instrumentality supersedes section law, section governments clasp power implicit their spot and cannot beryllium forced to cooperate with oregon enforce national law—the ground for erstwhile "sanctuary" policies.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson successful October established "ICE-free zones" during Operation Midway Blitz, restricting the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)'s usage of nationalist spaces for staging.

In response, Republican lawmakers successful December introduced the Safeguarding Homeland Immigration Enforcement from Local Detention (SHIELD) Act, which would prohibit section constabulary from arresting national agents.

Residents situation national and Border Patrol agents who program their flight aft an migrant raid connected Atlantic Blvd. successful Bell, California, connected June 19, 2025. California past twelvemonth passed a instrumentality banning authorities from wearing masks. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

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A azygous enactment of arresting, detaining, prosecuting oregon obstructing a national migration cause would trigger the nonaccomplishment of each national assistance for the remainder of the fiscal year, with backing restored lone if the municipality stops the enactment and certifies compliance successful writing, Fox News Digital antecedently reported.

The Los Angeles County connection comes amid a surge of anti-ICE protests crossed the nation, triggered by the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good during an migration enforcement cognition past week successful Minneapolis.

A protester holding a placard participates successful a protestation against ICE successful Pasadena, California, connected Jan. 10, 2026. (Xinhua via Getty Images)

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One time aft Good's death, a Border Patrol cause was accused of shooting and wounding an amerciable migrant mates successful Portland aft DHS said they tried to ram their car into national officers during a targeted postulation stop.

Fox News Digital's Charles Creitz contributed to this report.